Norway vs Poland: Government spending as share of GDP vs. GDP per capita
Norway
48.5%
in 2024
Poland
49.4%
in 2024
Norway rank
16th
Poland rank
14th
Government spending as share of GDP vs. GDP per capita over time
- Norway
- Poland
How they compare
Poland currently reports 49.4% against 48.5% in Norway, a difference of 0.9%.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Poland ahead.
Norway ranks 16th and Poland ranks 14th of 151 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 4 and Poland in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 16.7% | 35.4% | 18.7% | Poland |
| 1960s | 30.8% | 33.9% | 3.0% | Poland |
| 1970s | 43.7% | 30.3% | 13.4% | Norway |
| 1990s | 48.6% | 46.0% | 2.6% | Norway |
| 2000s | 43.8% | 44.1% | 0.3% | Poland |
| 2010s | 46.6% | 42.5% | 4.1% | Norway |
| 2020s | 47.0% | 46.2% | 0.8% | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government spending as share of gdp vs. gdp per capita, Norway or Poland?
- Poland, at 49.4% against 48.5% in Norway as of 2024.
- What is the difference in government spending as share of gdp vs. gdp per capita between Norway and Poland?
- 0.9%, with Poland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Poland?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Norway and Poland rank globally for government spending as share of gdp vs. gdp per capita?
- Norway ranks 16th and Poland ranks 14th of 151 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Government spending as share of GDP vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Sum of all the money spent by the government on goods and services, as a percentage of GDP. It includes interest paid on government debt.